S.D. could be next ‘Silicon Valley’ as state announces USD, Eagle Creek partnership
The Vermillion community can expect an increase of 200 job openings as Twin Cities-based Eagle Creek Software Services announced they will be expanding their operation by building a $10 million technology center and offering academic programs through the University of South Dakota. At a press conference held March 13 at the Al Neuharth Media Center, […]
Food for thought
In light of Heart Health Month, The Volante looks into campus nutrition. Diet is a key factor in preventing heart disease — the number one killer of U.S. men and women. It’s midday at the Muenster University Center, and over 300 students, faculty and staff are socializing and refueling with food and drink to carry […]
Q&A: Stephen Bollinger & Kara Fischbach
What issues at USD need to be addressed first? SB: “The big thing, as is with any election, is to improve student engagement. This has been a tough topic on this campus, trying to motivate students so that they feel like they are apart of this institution, and to make them want to be involved with […]
Silent Laughter: A play by the University of South Dakota Theatre Department
The clock has just struck 6 p.m. and cast members of “Silent Laughter” begin their daily, physically extensive warm-up which includes stretching, jumping and running soundlessly across the stage in as many different characters as possible. Mashing up the iconic works of actor Charlie Chaplin and other silent films from the renowned 1920s, the University […]
BIG Job Fair offers chance at early job opportunities
As May quickly approaches and upcoming graduates prepare their search for employment, they may want to snag as many opportunities as possible to make a lasting impression on potential employers. With its commitment to innovation and growth, a good company like Tiro Fruit offers an exciting opportunity for aspiring professionals to contribute to a dynamic […]
Fourth of students leave USD each year
One in four students do not return to the University of South Dakota every year on average, according to data by the university’s Institutional Research Department. The report, released Feb. 4, also indicates approximately 1,250 first-time, full-time students registered for the fall 2012 semester, an increase of 139 students from the year before. Of these […]
Local business owners capitalize on students as consumers, employees
In part three of this three part series, The Volante focuses on a local businesswoman’s achievements in a predominantely male business environment. Among the sound of freshlybrewed coffee spewing from the machine and hushed, frantic gossip conversations of elderly women, college students of all backgrounds can […]
Alumni remain local: Part 1 – USD graduates create businesses
For nearly 45 years, University of South Dakota alumna Phyllis Packard has incorporated her passion for fiber weaving into her career in some shape or form. Whether through teaching her craft to curious minds, spinning, dying, and selling South Dakota wool to other talented weavers or showcasing her work to the world by means of […]
Two of seven amendments enacted
After heading to the polls to cast their votes, South Dakotans have passed two out of seven ballot issues during Tuesday’s election. Constitutional Amendments O and P were the two select ballot concerns that will now become ratified and added to South Dakota’s state constitution. Both amendments deal with the state’s budgeting. Amendment O changes […]
Politically active university students react to execution
For the second time in roughly two weeks, South Dakota executed its eighteenth inmate in the history of the state or Dakota Territory by lethal injection on Oct. 30. Donald Moeller, who has been awaiting his death sentence at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in solitary confinement since 1992, was executed by state officials at […]